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- Tarp Ridge-Line and Strings: 50' of yellow and 50' of black 1.25mm spectra cord from Zpacks. You won't need all this but they sell it in 50' lengths. you need about 26' of black and 40' of yellow. 0.32 ounces for the ridge-line and 0.35 ounces for the tarp strings. $25.90

- Tarp: To exactly replicate my tarp you need a 7'x9' cuben tarp from Zpacks.com with 16 tie out points. That would be 4.45oz for $210. There are other tarp options out there if you don't want the rectangle.

So far to get all that you only need to know a couple of knots and have some cash. It would get you at about 13.31 ounces for the hammock, suspension, weather protection, and storage - for about $360 not including shipping from these various places.

The only hole in buying one at this point would be getting the net. I have been approached by one cottage gear maker that wants to try it. I wish him luck and won't out who it is until he decides he can do it. If someone makes a clone, I have no idea on price, maybe $40? And the weight should be about 2.54 ounces which is what mine weighed when I first made it before I started trimming it down.

Rock - I'm gonna move this post from your old thread and start a new one, and stick it. This is great info for folks concerned with weight.

Or folks complaining that hammocking is so much heavier than tenting.

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DIY is addicting and fulfilling!
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Save $25 by buying the Nano there and save $120 by going with the Spinn tarp from MLD and this ultralight package is supercheap at $215.

Wow. At a savings of $145..

That's a sweet setup for a very reasonable price. And I bet if we look hard enough we could save a few more bucks.

If I had the cash I'd consider purchasing this setup no doubt. It would bring my weekend load from 17 to 20 lbs down to 15 to 18lbs.

Fulfillment is living a life that makes the lives of others worth living.
DIY is addicting and fulfilling!
"If guns kill people, then pencils mispell words, cars cause people to drink and drive, and spoons made Rosie O'donnell fat."